ABC TassieCast

Tasmania's had the largest increase in the country for the number of applications and deaths using our Voluntary Assisted Dying laws.

In a recent report by Go Gentle Australia, a charity that advocates for Voluntary Assisted Dying, the authors believe that’s likely because of greater public awareness and a growing acceptance by health professionals. 

An independent review of how well the laws have been working will be completed later this year. 

Featuring reporter Meg Whitfield.

A few years ago Tasmania was the hot ticket destination with population growth outpacing the rest of the nation.

Yet, in just a few years the state is forecast to be the first in Australia to enter natural decline, meaning more deaths than births.

And you might have to take a pay cut to move to the island state ... so is it worth it?

As the use of AI continues to surge across the world, AI companies are eyeing off key locations in Australia for data centres ... including here in Tasmania.

To celebrate NAIDOC week's 50th year, we're taking you to a wool growing property on Tasmania's Bruny Island, which is now owned and operated by an Aboriginal corporation.

It's the home of Truganinni who we were once incorrectly taught was the last Tasmanian Aboriginal.

Women's access to quality healthcare in Tasmania is back on the table after a state parliamentary committee recently handed down its final report into maternal healthcare in Tasmania prompted by harrowing stories of birth trauma.

Tasmania is experiencing a whooping cough epidemic, it's one of the highly contagious diseases that can be prevented through vaccination. 

The state is not immune from a national drop in vaccination rates for a whole raft of preventable diseases.

So why are more of us baulking at the jab? 

For decades what was dubbed the "Forest Wars" saw conservationists,  police and the Tasmanian timber industry lock horns on a regular basis. 

But after a period of what many considered a relative peace ...  we might be hearing more about the sector again thanks to changes to national environmental laws. 

Transparency and trust in government ... they're cornerstones of any successful democracy.

Northern Tasmania has been rocked with the news that after 145 years - James Boag beer will no longer be produced in Launceston.

Boags – which has traditionally been spruiked as being from the pure waters of Tasmania, will now be produced entirely from the mainland. 

The premier talks about housing as a fundamental human right, the treasurer used his budget speech to talk about delivering a caring community.